PhD
Finance
The Finance group at MIT Sloan delves into the study of markets for real and financial assets, emphasizing the practical applications of modern financial theory widely adopted by Wall Street and corporations. Students gain a robust understanding of foundational theories and acquire the tools necessary for conducting both theoretical and applied research. After completing coursework in microeconomics and macroeconomics, students tailor their research programs with faculty guidance, often contributing to and expanding on faculty research. Notable faculty members include Hui Chen, whose research intersects asset pricing and corporate finance; Deborah Lucas, known for her work on public sector financial management; and Maryam Farboodi, who explores the economics of big data and its impact on financial markets.
Research from Finance Faculty
Electricity Pricing Primer
How can retail electricity tariff design be updated to support efficient decarbonization and fair cost recovery?
An Inside Look at the AI Work Revolution
MIT Sloan School of Management experts weighed in on the state of business and the growing importance of artificial intelligence at MIT Sloan Reunion 2026.
MIT Sloan School of Management launches Evening MBA
The program expands the school’s offerings to reach a new audience of working professionals who will earn an MBA from MIT Sloan while remaining in their current jobs.
5 ways to make agentic AI a competitive advantage
Enterprises looking to make the most of agentic AI will have to rethink how work gets done and how teams are organized, without forgetting the human workers who set their companies apart.
Select Finance Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Paul Asquith
Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance
Paul Asquith is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Asquith is a specialist in corporate finance and a media source for the field of corporate finance and control, including…
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Hui Chen
Nomura Professor of Finance
Hui Chen is the Nomura Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on asset pricing and its connections with corporate finance. Chen is particularly interested in the interactions…
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Taha Choukhmane
Albert F. (1942) & Jeanne P. Clear Career Development Associate Professor in Global Management
Taha Choukhmane is the Albert F. (1942) & Jeanne P. Clear Career Development Associate Professor in Global Management an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was most recently a postdoctoral fellow at the National…
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John C. Cox
Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus
John Cox is the Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management. A leading authority on corporate finance and finance theory, Cox has developed an inter-temporal financial model broad enough to include the fundamental…
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Example PhD Thesis Topics
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Mariia Tiurina (2026)
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John Wilson (2026)
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Quentin Batista (2025)
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Maya Bidanda (2024)
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Timothy de Silva (2024)